APM Rover AUTO MODE

WillyanArruda · May 27, 2016, 12:22pm

hello, @gmorph @TCIII excuse the delay to respond

I made the changes suggested by you, both in the sabertooth, as the parameters, put the FS_GCS_ENABLE to 0, because I want to not always control it connected in GCS, but nothing worked, just changed the way he had seen in manual mode, as the mix of sabertooth was disabled.

I noticed the following details:

if I turn my rover with Turnigy 9x radio already with the selector switch in the AUTO mode, it meche alone, but without guidance, sometimes it is in the same place, just tremendous.

If I first turn on the radio in manual mode, then turn on the rover, and only then put in AUTO mode, see the engines give a little “mechida” which is almost imperceptible, being seen only on the axis, and after that back pro HOLD .

can help me again?

TCIII · May 27, 2016, 1:11pm

@WillyanArruda,
I never turn my R/C transmitter on with it set to the AUTO mode.
I always turn my R/C transmitter on with it set to the MANUAL mode so that I can verify that both the throttle and steering are functional.

I never start my rover at the home waypoint and use the MANUAL mode to move it to the home waypoint and then select the AUTO mode when I am sure that I have sufficient satellites and an HDOP less than 2 for a successful run.

Using the ArduRover firmware in ways that have not been tested means that you are on your own.

Regards,
TCIII AVD

WillyanArruda · June 19, 2016, 2:03pm

@gmorph @TCIII

hello friends, I made the changes suggested by you, putting the mix of sabertooth off and also other suggestions for initiation of a mission, well, the rover worked but in AUTO mode! But without some guidance, it does not follow the planned waypoints, and sometimes it to alone, there have to restart it completely, and when it is in “AUTO” is giving many leaps, what appears is that it is really without guidance.

TCIII · June 19, 2016, 2:17pm

@WillyanArruda,
What do you have MIS_RESTART set to?
Regards,
TCIII AVD

gmorph · June 20, 2016, 12:09am

A dataflash log file (.BIN) or a tlog would help greatly to diagnose the issue.
Thanks, Grant.

WillyanArruda · June 21, 2016, 11:36pm

Hello friends @gmorph @TCIII

in miss_restart is the value 0

follows the latest logs.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-Cfyt5REX6IVG9iSVlUUDladzg

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-Cfyt5REX6IMDBPZVRCV0U5OTg

TCIII · June 22, 2016, 12:29am

@WillyanArruda,
With MIS_RESTART set to 0 the rover will try and start the mission from wherever it left off when it did not complete the mission every time it is put in the Auto Mode.
Setting MIS_RESTART to 1 will cause the rover to start the mission from the very start every time it is put in the Auto Mode.
Regards,
TCIII AVD

WillyanArruda · July 2, 2016, 5:14pm

@gmorph
any more solution or change that I can do?

toontje · June 15, 2019, 8:32pm

I have more or less the same problem.

After several years copter and drone flying with my excellent performing APM 2.5 I finally switched to Pixhawk. Than I decided to rebuild an old Riding Lawnmower into a full autonomous vehicle using the good old APM 2.5.

For that on the mower I created Frontwheel steering using a windscreen wiper motor, Sabertooth Syren 25 and a pair of chain sprockets to the existing steering rod.

I started Mission Planner (latest), uploaded Rover Firmware 2.50, added APM 2.5 and 3DR GPS LEA6 and made al necessary connections.

After completing the Initial Setup and doing a number of tests everything seemed fine and I created a simple mission with 5 Waypoints.

Then I went outside and find out that the steering worked very well. The Mower moves perfectly in the Manual Mode.

However, after switching the vehicle into AUTO or RTL, it just moves forward in half circles and does’nt find or follow the waypoints. All tests for the presence of MODE’s and GPS signals are positive but the APM refuses to follow them.

Changing parameters, reading the wiki again and again, search the forums, studying the dataflash logs but nothing solves my problem. I’m desparate now (and suffering from my endless patience!)

I hope someone can help me?

Thanks in advance, Greetings from Holland

APM version 2.5 Steering on CH1, MODE CH8/Ardurover 2.50/Mission Planner (latest)

Spectrum DX6i Mode 2/Steering on right Stick (AIL)/AUTO on Gear Switch/No Throttle Input(Later on)

Sabertooth powered bij 12V Battery/ APM powered via Sabertooth 5V conn. and APM inletcircuit jumper placed

Dataflash logs attached

Super4rover · January 15, 2020, 8:03am

Hi Thomas,
recently i have bought this sonar sensor MB1240, i want to make my rover to do a distance avoidance or the rover will stop when there is obstacle, but i think there are some problems that i had encountered. can you help me with it?

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pag_2 · January 16, 2023, 9:03pm

Willyam! No mission planner vc consegue fazer ajustes nos servos apenas pela aba de ajustes? No meu tá tudo desabilitado, assim não consigo nem chegar na parte que vc tá no início do tópico kkk outra coisa, sobre parâmetros a maioria dos parâmetros pra solução de problemas simples assim não existe na lista que tenho aqui, aconteceu aí com vc também? eu fico achando que é pq tô com hardware e firmware muito antigo… enfim desculpa não poder ajudar